Dave Jones from Podcast Index; and Inception Point AI's final controversy

About this episode

Send James and Sam a message or voicemail Sam and James talk about a new interview with Inception Point AI; and Sam discusses with Dave Jones of Podcast Index about the future of podcasting. • Patreon removing per creation memberships and what that breaks for seasonal creators • Reddit RSS shutdown, public API restrictions, and the economics of selling data to AI companies • Real-world costs of AI scrapers, bot traffic, and why caching is essential • How Podping replaces constant polling with near real-time feed update pings • Why the new Podping peer-to-peer gossip mesh reduces single points of failure • How podping.cloud publishing works today and why token signup must become scalable • The origin story of the Podcast Index and the case for an open directory • A decentralised future where the index database can be rebuilt from distributed updates • Why the Podcasting 2.0 namespace exists and how new RSS tags get adopted • Live tag friction, host responsibilities, and what would make live podcasting simpler • Micropayments reality check, regulation hurdles, and why stablecoins may be next • The risk of over-marketing features versus letting builders discover and succeed organica